Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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VIRGINIA NEWS.
An effort is being made to establish tel
ephone exchange in Fredericksburg.
The first bale of new cotton from North
| Carolina was received at Norfolk yesterday.
The first len miles of the Lynchburg and
Durham Railroad has been let to contract
by the hoard of directors.
At colorei festival in Buchanan Satur-
day night last Edward Johnson killed Milton
Robinson by cutting his throat with knife
Major p. H. Powers, the democratic nom
nee for the legislative district of Clarke and
Warren, is lying seriously i'll at his home in
Clarke county.
The Board of Directors of the State Bank
of Richmond yesterday elected Mr.. John S
Elicit president, to ell the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr.. Bacon.
w. P. Bugg was sentenced at Nottoway
Court House to ten minutes Imprisonment
in the county Jail and fine of IS for send
ing challenge to e. G. McCulloch to fight
q duel.
The largest and most enthusiastic demo-
cratic mass meeting held in Lynchourg for a
number of years was held last night to elect
delegates to the Legislative nominating con
venton.
Mr.. J. L. Hammett, Of Stafford, killed q
large rattesnnkei in his y1iI, uuo day iast
week, having .ou .uttles. This is the first
snake :: its species seen in Stafford for &
| long time.
A convention of the democratic party OF
Fairfax county, TO nominate candidate for
the House of Delegates, will be held at Fair.
fax G. H., at II O'Clock, M, on Wednesday
September 14th next.
Edward Kegley, in resisting arrest and
using knife on Constable Robt Terry, at
Bland G. H., WedI esday, was shot and in
stantly killed by the latter, the ball pene-
trating the heart. Terry became frightened
and fed.
John Hobap, wholesale liquor dealer, OF
Norfolk, has made an assignment to the
amount of 500, 900 for the benefit of his cred
itors Crump & Anderson, booksellers and
stationers, of Portsmouth, have also made
an assignment.
In the Police Court at Norfolk yesterday
en- old negro man named Allen Pugh, 20
years of age, arrested upon the charge Of
making an indecent assault Oh q little color
ed girl was sent on to the November term Of
the Corporation Court for trial.
In Lynchburg yesterday morning DR..
Latham amputated the right leg of brake
man Edward Selley, who was run over by .
freight car near Lynch's Station Wednes
day. He stood the operation manfully aud
is doing well. The injured man lives at
North Garden.
Forty six coupon suits are pending in the
hustings court of Lynchburg, eighteen Of
which are for taxes rendered last fall and
twenty eight for licenses paid under protest
last spring. They will come up at the Sep.
TENDER term. In sixty similar suits brought
last year the decisions were in favor of the
State
Emma Davis, zee Johnson, Ged her petit.
ton in Washington yesterday for divorce
from Henry Davis. She sets out marriage
in Lynehburg during February. 1856 She
alleges that she has always been O good
wife. but that her husband has treated her
with cruelty, endangering her life and health,
and has failed to contribute to her support.
Sandy Mason, colored, and A. A. Sou!e,
white, who were arrested for selling liquor
without license-the former at Grange
Camp and the latter at Falls Church, in
Fairfax county-were bailed before Judge
Chichester few days ago, in the sum OF
500 each, to appear at tho September term
of the county court of that county TO answer
the charge aforesaid.
Ga Wednesday the father and brother in.
law OF Miss Emma Mcdowell, of Richmond,
went 10 a house where John Patram,
young bricklayer was al work aud demand
ed that he marry the young lady at once.
Patram agreed, and after marriage license
was obtained Patram excused himself 10 put
on fresh clothes before tho marriage took
place. Reaching his home, to which he
was followed by the girls relatives who
kept close watch outside, he donned q
Mother Hubbard and Stat bonnet and es.
csped through the back yard. A warrant
is cut Tor his arrest.
An Injunction has been received ut Rich
mond from Judge Bond restraining the OFF,
GERS of the State from prosecuting in another
coupon case. At the August term of the
Loudoun county court, six persons who had
rendered coupons in payment therefor were
indicted for prosecuting business without
license VIM. L. Royal at once applied to |
Judge Bond at Baltimore for an Injunction |
restraining James B. McCabe, Common
wealth's attorney of Loudoun county, from |
prosecuting the six offenders named, and,
as stated, al order from Judge Bond was I
issued cnoining that officer and all other of. (
icer5 of the county from prosecuting the I
parties An order was also mailed to Com
monwealth's attorney Scott, of Fauquier
county. to show cause at Richmond Septem.
Der % why he should not be attached for
contempt in nstituting suits under the cou.
pom cruaber act against certain persons in
defiance of an injunction issued by Judge
Bond.
John Thomas Ross. the burker of BALI.